The Skye Museum Of Island Life

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Step back in time and experience how islanders really lived at the unique and informative Skye Museum of Island Life.

Walking into the museum is like stepping back in time to an old Highland village. Set in seven traditional, thatched cottages, the museum offers visitors a unique experience and a true insight into island life 100 years ago. Opened in 1965, the aim of the museum was to completely preserve a township of thatched cottages, each depicting the conditions that 19th century crofters faced.

Among the many displays, is the old Graham family home, the village smithy, the weaver's house, and a vast array of crofting tools, displays and equipment. There are also pictorial and historical archives, including the story of Flora MacDonald, who famously disguised Bonnie Prince Charlie as a spinning maid and smuggled him to safety.